The Red Mountain Mountain Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunnyside, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Red Mountain was ranked fifth). Red Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Sunnyside on Thursday and snuck past 2-1.
Kendall Cochran spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sarah Misner, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hampton, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Corona del Sol made sure to put some runs up on the board against Desert Ridge on Thursday. Corona del Sol came out on top against Desert Ridge by a score of 13-10.
Caitlyn Ackerley looked comfortable as she tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Leah Montenegro was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Abby Ritchhart, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Red Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Corona del Sol, their win bumped their record up to 12-21.
Saturday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Red Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .375. However, it's not like Corona del Sol struggles in that department as they've averaged .336. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Red Mountain came up short against Corona del Sol in their previous matchup on Saturday, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corona del Sol's Alyssia Munoz, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Red Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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